[Lee'sGhost]

Just the thread I was looking for. OK, folks, here's the question. The media made a BIG deal out of the fact that an "African American" woman won gold in the bobsled -- the first African American to medal in the winter olympics.

My question is; so does that mean she is the first first "black" person to win in winter? In typical American media PC style, the assumption seemed to be that "African American" was synonymous with black. Of course, if it's just the first black "American" who won a medal and not the first black, who cares?! NBC would intentionally leave that fact out because it does not sound as spectacular. In their attempt to be PC, have they slighted black "non-Americans" who may have won? The fact that they specially did not make this clear tells me that she was not the first black. Can anyone confirm?

[Wyatt's Torch]

This story says she's the first "black" to win a gold.

[Catspaw]

She is the first black to win a gold at the winter Olympics. Debbie Thomas won a silver.

[Wyatt's Torch]

So does this one.

[glock rocks]

i have a friend who is a blond haired and blue eyed
caucasian who moved here from union of south africa
and has become an American citizen.

so, she's an african-american, right?